[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 247 (Monday, December 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32519]



[[Page 67577]]

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION


District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board

AGENCY: National Capital Planning Commission.

ACTION: Proposed convention center; public meeting on historic 
preservation issues.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, the National Capital Planning Commission has 
submitted the comments of the State Preservation Officer for the 
District of Columbia in assessing the potential effects on historic 
properties of the proposed Convention Center.
    The site proposed by WCCA is 5\1/2\ blocks roughly bounded by Mt. 
Vernon Place, N Street, 7th & 9th Streets, NW.
    The National Capital Planning Commission announces that as part of 
the State Historic Preservation Officer's review, the Historic 
Preservation Review Board is holding a public meeting to review the 
Section 106 documentation which identifies affected historic 
properties, assesses the effects, and discusses potential measures to 
mitigate or avoid the adverse effects, including consideration of 
alternative sites. The meeting will be held on:

Thursday, January 23, 1997 at 10:00 AM, 441-4th Street, N.W. (# 
Judiciary Square), Room 220 South (Zoning Commission Hearing Room).

    The documentation to be considered will be available to the Board 
and to the general public on and after December 19, 1996 and may be 
reviewed by calling the National Capital Planning Commission at 202/
482-7200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will also serve as a component 
of the public participation efforts required to be undertaken by the 
National Capital Planning Commission by Section 106 under regulations 
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. (See 36 CFR 800.3, 
800.4 and 800.5). Part 800.5 stipulates that interested persons must be 
given an opportunity to receive information and express their views. 
Use of existing public agency involvement procedures is encouraged. 
Interested persons shall be invited to participate as consulting 
parties when they so request, including the head of local government, 
applicants for or holders of grants, permits, or licenses and owners of 
affected lands, and other interested persons when jointly determined 
appropriate by the National Capital Planning Commission, the State 
Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation. To request consulting party status, write: National 
Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
D.C. 20576.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Witherell, National Capital 
Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Suite 301, Washington, 
D.C. 20576, Phone (202) 482-7256 or Steve Raiche, Historic Preservation 
Division, D.C. Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, 614 H 
Street, NW., Room 305, Washington, D.C. 20001. Phone (202) 727-7360.
Sandra H. Shapiro,
General Counsel, National Capital Planning Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-32519 Filed 12-21-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7502-02-M